Tensioning device

• US 20070026986A1
• Filed: 06/16/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Moxee Innovations Corporation
• Original Assignee: Moxee Innovations Corporation
• Inventors: Walker, Howard
• Application Number:
  US11/454,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20070026986A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 474/134
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2007/0874 Two or more finally actuated members
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2007/088 Manual adjustment
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 7/1254 without vibration damping means

Abstract

A tensioning device (10) is provided. The tensioning device (10) includes a housing (15) and a first pulley (16) removably coupled to the housing for selective positioning of the first pulley (16) relative to a second pulley (16) to adjust tension associated with a drive element (18) extending between the first and second pulleys (16).

Claims

1. A tensioning device engageable with a drive element of a drive system, the tensioning device comprising:

(a) a housing; and

(b) a first pulley removably coupled to the housing for selective positioning of the first pulley relative to a second pulley to adjust tension associated with a drive element extending between the first and second pulleys.

2. The tensioning device of claim 1, wherein the second pulley is removably coupled to the housing to adjust the tension associated with the drive element.

3. The tensioning device of claim 2, further comprising a third pulley in communication with the drive element and removably coupled to the housing to adjust the tension associated with the drive element.

4. The tensioning device of claim 3, further comprising a fourth pulley in communication with the drive element and removably coupled to the housing to adjust the tension associated with the drive element.

5. The tensioning device of claim 4, wherein the housing includes a plurality of apertures to permit removable coupling of the pulleys.

6. A tensioning device, comprising:

(a) a housing having a first set of a plurality of apertures;

(b) a first pulley adjustably coupled to at least one of the plurality of apertures for selective positioning of the first pulley relative to a second pulley to adjust tension associated with a drive member extending between the first and second pulleys.

7. The tensioning device of claim 6, wherein the second pulley is adjustably coupled to at least one aperture from a second set of a plurality of apertures to adjust tension associated with the drive member.

8. The tensioning device of claim 7, further comprising a third pulley in communication with the drive member and adjustably coupled to at least one aperture from a third set of a plurality of apertures to adjust tension associated with the drive member.

9. The tensioning device of claim 8, further comprising a fourth pulley in communication with the drive member and adjustably coupled to at least one aperture from a fourth set of a plurality of apertures to adjust tension associated with the drive member.

10. The tensioning device of claim 6, further comprising a third pulley in communication with the drive member and adjustably coupled to at least one aperture from a second set of a plurality of apertures to adjust tension associated with the drive member.

11. A tensioning device, comprising:

(a) a housing including first and second end plates, each of the first and second end plates having a first set of a plurality of apertures;

(b) a first pulley coupled to at least one of the plurality of apertures;

(c) a second pulley coupled to the housing; and

(d) a drive member extending between the first and second pulleys, wherein the first pulley is repositionable within the first set of a plurality of apertures to move the first pulley relative to the second pulley to adjust tension associated with the drive member.

12. The tensioning device of claim 11, wherein the second pulley is removably coupled to the housing by a second set of a plurality of apertures.

13. The tensioning device of claim 12, further comprising a third pulley removably coupled to the housing by a third set of a plurality of apertures.

14. The tensioning device of claim 13, further comprising a fourth pulley removably coupled to the housing by a fourth set of a plurality of apertures.